On the Edge
by BarbB

Comment by grgkopanas:
nice idea, but... a lot of noise and i would like more contrast...4

Kisses
by BarbB

Comment by GregoryB:
Nice clarity and detail. Excellent void background. Nice capture of the tongue flickering.

Kisses
by BarbB

Comment by sherpet:
Yipes, this is so Scary..............................

Working Hands
by BarbB

Comment by Yo_Spiff:
What great detail and lighting on this! Reminds me of my own work. My fingers used to look like that when I worked as a field technician fixing copiers. I used lots of stuff that was hard on my hands, and couldn't do any detailed work if I wore gloves. When I eventually transitioned to doing network integration, the nasty hands went away (and my wife was happier).

My only nitpick is a bit of high ISO noise in the lower part of the frame. Not sure you could fix that in basic without killing some of the other details, however.

Working Hands
by BarbB

Comment by faery:
This is so subtle - but so much captures the topic. Great!

Kisses
by BarbB

Comment by roz:
excellent shot .. the details are brilliant .. love the reflection in the snake's eyes .. :)

Kisses
by BarbB

Comment by sfalice:
Excellent definition of that snake - good eye and tongue detail.

I do sort of agree with aplomb76 that the handler didn't
need to be in the shot as this little guy can easily be the star of
his own show.

I've handled snakes, and the ones I've played with are really cuddly,
warm and friendly creatures. But I'd sure check with someone who
knows before playing with a strange one.

Kisses
by BarbB

Comment by patio127:
WOW- very neat shot- your processing is perfect IMHO !

Kisses
by BarbB

Comment by sulamk:
Beautiful shot focus and composition spot on.

Kisses
by BarbB

Comment by BarbB:

Originally posted by saintaugust: really? no photoshop? nice.

...Oh I wish that was true, but it's not. This image has been cropped and photoshopped, and I didn't mean to imply that it hadn't been. I was in a bit of a hurry when I posted it. I have now added processing details.

Many thanks for all the comments.